These
photos were taken at 6 days. The puppies visited the vet two
days earlier for a first checkup, tails, and dewclaws. This
was the first evening that Sissy and family were together in
the living room with us, instead of enjoying the privacy of the
whelping box.

#1
is the firstborn puppy, a fawn female with black mask and a white
streak down her face to the chest. She has white toes, as
do most of the puppies.

#2
is dark enough to be called reverse brindle. He's a male with
a white streak on his face, extending to his belly, and white toes.

#3
is the puppy that most resembles her daddy, Thurman. She's
a brindle female with black mask, a touch of white on the face,
white chest and belly. Her toes are white.

#4
is a little fawn male with a black mask and some white markings.
He needed some supplemental feedings to get started, but he's
right in there looking for dinner when Sissy is feeding. Denise
calls him her "Pocket Puppy".

#5
is a whopping-big fawn female with a white streak beginning
at the eyes and extending down over the chest. She tipped
the scale at 1.75 pounds at 4 days, a quarter-pound more than the
other puppies.

#6
is a dark brindle female. She has a white streak down her
face, a white chest and belly, and four white socks. She has
a full white collar and a distinctive white star at the back of
her head.

#4
and #5 pictured together. Its easy to see why the Pocket Puppy
has to work harder for dinner.

Five
puppies together. #5 is the largest but not by much.

#2
is known to follow his own directions.

Grandson
Jake with #3 on New Year's Day

Holding
#6, all six puppies out of the box to play

Our big girl, #5, is On Hold for her
new owner. Photo taken 5 January.

Pocket Puppy visited the vet for a checkup,
dewclaws and docking on 3 January. He almost doubled his weight
in a week to 1.25 pounds. Here he is pictured with big sister,
#5.